The disgraced music star had sought release from the North Carolina jail amid allegations that federal prison officials are trying to kill him in a murder-for-hire scheme.

R. Kelly allegedly overdosed in prison and was rushed to the hospital last week. In court documents obtained by The Post, the rapper’s attorney, Beau B. Brindley, claimed that Bureau of Prisons staff at his federal center in Butner,

Court documents state R. Kelly was rushed to Duke University Hospital on June 13 after allegedly overdosing on medications while incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institute in Butner.